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Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer

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Born
May 23, 1958
Age in 2026
68
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1958

About Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. She portrayed Carrie "Big Boo" Black on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019) and Psychic Madame Delphina on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live from 1999 to 2011. She also starred in the Broadway productions POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in 2022 and the 2000 revival of The Rocky Horror Show. She was the first openly gay comic to appear on American television in a 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. When DeLaria appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1993, she was the first openly gay comic to appear on a late-night talk show. Hall later defended her, saying, "If she wants to call herself a dyke, that's her business." In December 1993, DeLaria hosted Comedy Central's Out There, the first all-gay stand-up comedy special. The show won the 1989 Golden Gull for Best Comedy Group in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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Lea DeLaria timeline

  1. The show won the 1989 Golden Gull for Best Comedy Group in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
  2. When DeLaria appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1993, she was the first openly gay comic to appear on a late-night talk show.
  3. Hall later defended her, saying, "If she wants to call herself a dyke, that's her business." In December 1993, DeLaria hosted Comedy Central's Out There, the first all-gay stand-up comedy special.
  4. She was the first openly gay comic to appear on American television in a 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
  5. She also starred in the Broadway productions POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in 2022 and the 2000 revival of The Rocky Horror Show.

The world when Lea DeLaria was born

Lea DeLaria was born in 1958. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1958

  • #1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
  • Top movieGigi
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
  • Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
  • Technology milestoneNASA founded
  • Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
  • Notable inventionHula Hoop
  • World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
  • U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lea DeLaria's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19582026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,750$435,000
Average income$6,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.68$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population174.1M341 million

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